"Live Sharks Tank" by StartupsShowcase Demo-Pitch for all Business Verticals! Software / Hardware / All Apps (iOS, Droid, Native & Web) + Any Product/Service. We've had Oru Kyak, Kuli Kuli, WhalePath, CitiBliss, and many other win and move forward to get funded.ENTREPRENEURS in all markets from around the world are drawn to this monthly event because we are open to all.

This demo-pitch expo is AMAZING, we've had Startups funded on stage! Most anyone in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area Startup Ecosystem is plugged in...

Ruby Skye, the world famous event venue and night club, is providing Happy Hour Beverages from the moment you walk in the door!

This event is Judged by Industry Expert Business People, VC's and Angels! Therefore if you want to pitch the Sharks, you better bring your "A" Game!

WHAT IS HUSTLE CON?Hustle Con is a one-day startup conference where the best non-technical founders give practical tactics on growing your startup. Basically, Hustle Con is a rock n’ roll version of TED, except not as hoity-toity and focused on startup entrepreneurs.

Hustle Con is created by The Hustle, a digital business news publication.

HOW DOES HUSTLE CON WORK?Hustle Con works like business school: You show up and are taught strategies for starting and growing your company. Except at Hustle Con, you’re not paying $50,000 to attend…because that’s just stupid.

We’ve gathered the founders of the fastest growing startups to give 30-minute keynotes on actionable tactics for launching and growing your startup. You’ll learn how they got started, how they grew, and what they learned along the way.

The conference will be at the Paramount Theater – a concert-style venue – in Oakland, California (5 miles outside of San Francisco). Capacity is limited to 2,500 people and we sell out every year (proof).

SHOULD I COME?If you want to learn from the best founders in the world and hear their stories, then yes, come.

If you want to learn non-technical tactics (growth, marketing, hiring, getting started), then yes you should come.

The typical attendee works at or runs their own startup and wants to learn tactics on growing the company.

One attendee last year said, “It felt like I was having an intellectual orgasm during each talk.” That’s pretty gross, but if you want to have an “intellectual orgasm” then yeah, you should come too. You sicko.

With a focus on monetizing the IoT revolution through bringing together ecosystem wide attendees, stakeholders and investors, Internet of Things World is a unique opportunity to promote your IoT message right in the heartland of IoT development.

2015 was an important year for IoT with huge opportunities of this technology firmly being realized.

The 3rd annual Internet of Things World is the only independent business event dedicated to IoT. It assesses the key horizontal challenges affecting the range of vertical markets while also featuring dedicated tracks looking at industry-specific issues.

Internet of Things World is brought to you by Informa, the world’s leading provider of events in the communications market place.

The TiEcon Expo provides you with booth space to showcase your products and technology. The 2016 Expo will feature startups, research labs, universities, and technology corporations showcasing their products and services to TiEcon attendees. Many TiEcon attendees are highly accomplished individuals who have decision-making power within their organization, and technology breakthrough thinkers. The Expo offers an excellent opportunity to expand the reach of your products or services to a variety of audiences including investors, buyers, prospective hires as well as large technology media outlets.

The TiEcon 2016 Exposition is open for attendees on Friday, May 6 th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; and on Saturday, May 7 th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Since 2011, companies that originated at Flashpoint have grown to a combined valuation of nearly $1 billion. At Demo Day, you will meet the new batch of companies and hear from Dr. Merrick Furst, who will discuss authentic demand and applying the science of behavioral economics to startups.

Exclusive Workshop, with Behavioral Economist Eric GoldHow Behavioral Economics Applies to StartupsFlashpoint’s methods of working with startups are based on award-winning applications of behavioral economics and immunity to change theory, developed in Georgia Tech’s Center for Startup Engineering.

We invite you to join us for a free pre-presentation workshop at 2:00 PM where we will offer the latest in the application of behavioral economics to discovering authentic demand and product development. Hear Fidelity’s former behavior economist Eric Gold discuss how behavioral economics applies to startups.

Meet the future of biotechnology over appetizers and adult beverages. Celebrate UC Berkeley students working with cutting-edge bioscience startups in Berkeley and Emeryville. You'll get to see lightning presentations on their research results. Their presentations will give you an insider's view of of some of the most exciting new ventures in the area:

Berkeley Lab's AB PDU Helping partners get from bio-concept to bio-productProjects range from manufacturing microfluidic devices for early stage cancer detection to analyzing the market potential for biogas technology across the U.S.Meet some of the best and brightest young scientists and engineers in the Bay Area (Some will soon graduate and be looking for gainful employment!)

Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs who aspire to build extraordinary businesses. In 2015, the 200+ businesses run by IEL graduates generated $1.7Billion in revenue and employed nearly 4000 people. More than 75% of these businesses were owned by women, minorities or veterans.

We are physically located in Concord, California where the resources available to entrepreneurs are extremely limited. Our in-person and virtual/hybrid programs serve local entrepreneurs as well as entrepreneurs located across the USA.